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jet planes in flight

Sure, deter China—but manage risk with North Korea, too

By Ankit Panda | Analysis

plane flying over ship Cuban Missile Crisis

China and the United States: It’s a Cold War, but don’t panic

By Robert Daly | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

atoms for peace

Exchanging atoms for influence: Competition in Southeast Asia’s nuclear market

By Lami Kim | Analysis

submarine leaving Hawaii

One if by invasion, two if by coercion: US military capacity to protect Taiwan from China

By Owen R. Cote | Analysis

IAEA inspectors in Iraq

Trust but verify: How to get there by using next-generation nuclear verification and warhead dismantlement techniques

By Samuel M. Hickey | Analysis

Rodney C. Ewing

Nuclear reactors in a war zone: A new type of weapon?

By Rodney C. Ewing | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

Robert Socolow

Global collapse is in view

By Robert Socolow | Analysis, Climate Change, Nuclear Risk

bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency will not save Putin from sanctions

By Aaron Arnold, Allison Owen | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

KIEV, UKRAINE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Firefighters try to extinguish a fire from a bombed civilian building in a residential area on February 26, 2022, in Kiev, Ukraine. A missile has hit this residential building in the capital. Several explosions have rocked Ukraine's capital, Kiev, in the early hours of Saturday morning, and clashes are taking place in the Beresteiska area and at a thermal power station in Troieschyna. (Photo By Diego Herrera/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Ukraine update: Ukrainian forces continue stiff resistance; Putin raises nuclear alert status; Ukrainian and Russian delegations to enter talks

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

New sarcophagus, Chernobyl power plant. Credit: Timon91. Accessed via Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Russian forces now control Chernobyl, inviting speculation and uncertainty

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

A picture of Putin.

Europe’s ‘darkest hour,’ war in a radioactive zone, and fleeing citizens: Putin invades Ukraine

By Matt Field | Analysis

Woman handling Russian bills

Russia invaded Ukraine, but imposing financial sanctions like SWIFT may not be the best path forward.

By Aaron Arnold | Analysis